Basic Moves Vinyl & CDs

Review: Adi wrote the music on this new album between Bogota in Columbia and Lima in Peru from 2018 to 2020. A slower pace of life last year thanks to the pandemic and lack of touring really allowed her to hone the record into some that is meticulous and moving from start to finish. It ebbs and flows with the many different emotions we have all felt in the last 12 months and take sin deep, pensive electro like the opener as well as more gorgeously thoughtful and melodic grooves such as 'Break It Down For You.' 'May 1 Loop 111' gets more turbulent for those more angsty moments in the club.

Review: The third EP from "outsider club music specialists" Basic Moves comes from veteran Belgian producer Sebastian Snoeck under the long-forgotten Caustic 14 alias (previously used just once, way back in 1994). The two tracks showcased here were apparently recorded by Snoeck "between 1999 and 2001". A-side "Message in a Box" sets the tone, with Snoek layering spacey melodies, Drexciyan electronics and vintage B12 flourishes over a punchy, electro style breakbeat. In contrast, "Rising Star" sounds like the long-lost illegitimate son of Speedy J (in Artificial Intelligence mode, before he went super-heavy), Orlando Voorn and Underground Resistance. This, we think you'll agree, is an enticing proposition.

Review: DJ.Booth aka Driss Bennis aka OCB is a newcomer to the elector game, but we wouldn't be surprised to find that he's actually a Detroit great under disguise. Conspiracies aside, this producer is making some of the illest electro around these days, and this new EP for Basic Moves will undoubtedly appeal across the board. "Night Train" is a heavy, bass-driven thumper of a track with a rumbling bass and shards of UK jungle's sample style while, on the flip, "Overseas" acts as the perfect B-side thanks to its relatively calmer waves of synths... backed by a growling, omnipresent bass, of course. TIP!

Review: Brussels-based Driss Bennis aka OCB aka DJ.Booth serves up the tenth release on the local Night Moves imprint - run by Walrus and Ailsa Cavers. With his good pal Chris "Funk" Ferreira manning the console again, Bennis serves up a couple of fierce cuts here: on the A side get down to the classic electro beats of "Interflug" taking the very best of NYC and Detroit at the same time - that'll have you doing the Electric Boogaloo in no time. On the flip, the same booming bass heavy approach is all over "Rover" while merging the soulful melancholia of second wave Chicago - think Alleviated when you hear those dreamy bittersweet pads throughout.

Review: A sticker on the front of this 12" from Brussels-based Basic Moves proudly proclaims that 100 per cent of sales royalties will be donated to charity. It's a nice move and one that should guarantee that the record is taken even more seriously. Like much of the label's output, it boasts self-styled "outsider club music", this time from Casablanca-born DJ Booth and label co-founder Walrus. DJ Booth handles side A, first romping his way through a bleeping, intoxicating, peak-time techno club jam ("Defaulted (Industry)"), before reaching for the breakbeats, deep electronics and electro shuffle on the superb "The Door". On side B Walrus takes over. "Can't Get New Shoes" is a bubbly, acid-fired chunk of electro/techno crunchiness, while "Free City Light" is notably deeper jazzier and way more melodic.

Review: It's clear from the 13th offering from Basic Moves that Signal Kommt has long been a student of UK tech house, breakbeats, electro and acid. His timeless sound is well infused with the classic styles but also has plenty of his own identity. This super sweet, staunchly underground sound kicks off with the bumping "Reverse" and its knotted bassline. The slick future feels continue on "Invasion" with its prying bass and darker atmosphere and then standout "Emphasis" hits hard, with trippy effects and plenty of intergalactic drama. Slower styles and more pensive grooves take over on the second slab.